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Record #23190
Name :
: James Henry Joseph ROTHWELL (1895 - 1916)
  aka : Private Rothwell


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Jan 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 18 Nov 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Croydon
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Nov 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Catholic Emigration Association
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private James Henry Joseph Rothwell.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Ancestry.com
Name: James Henry Rothwell
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1895
Registration District: Croydon
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 268a

1901 English Census for James Rothwell lists him as the 6 year old son of Sarah and John Rothwell in Croydon, Surrey, England. Other children are John (11), Joseph (9), Ellen (8) and Mary (4). John Rothwell was originally born in Ireland and worked as a Service Layer.

1911 English Census record for James Rothwell places him as a Boarder in the household of Charlotte Fitch, Born in 1895 in Croydon, Surrey, he's in Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, England was a Plumber's assistant. There are two younger boys in residence, Charles McDonald and Philip Wills, neither of apparent relation.

Attestation papers signed 24 Feb 1915 in Ottawa, Ontario. James Henry Joseph Rothwell was born 23 Jan 1895 in Croydon, Surrey, England. His occupation was a Painter. His Next of Kin was Miss Mary Rothwell, sister, of Lonne House, Grosvenor Place, Margate, England but it was scratched out and replaced with Mrs. Ellen Glaze, sister, of 54 Clarendon Road, West Cryodon, Surrey, England. 5'5 1/4" in height with hazel eyes and brown hair, 1/2 inch scar by outter right eye. Religion was listed as Roman Catholic.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers state James was Killed in Action. Information was also included for Next of Kin, brother John Rothwell of 44 Elizabeth and then 105 Lake Street, St. Catherines, Ontario. Information was returned as undelivered and then resent to sister, Mrs. E. Glaze of 16 Venus Road, Well Hall, Eltham South, London, England. His final resting place unknown, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial in Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683154 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-12 22:54:30 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-09 12:40:49 /

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7427 ROSS, Agnes1895ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15789 ROSS, Agnes1872SCT,     Aug 1887 : Nova Scotian CAN Maryhill School (Glasgow)  
4159 ROSS, Alice1898ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13322 ROSS, Amy1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
24440 ROSS, Andrew1852 Jul 1870 : Moravian CAN from Londonderry  
23409 ROSS, Anthony Campbell1897SCT, MOR, Forres Mar 1913 : Scotian CAN Quarriers  
7953 ROSS, Donald1914SCT,    , Falkirk Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
22300 ROSS, Duncan1885ENG,     Apr 1904 : Kensington CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
6799 ROSS, George1863SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
14379 ROSS, Harry1885ENG,     Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4020 ROSS, Harry Warne1902___,    , St. Helier Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4160 ROSS, Ivy May1901ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
11287 ROSS, James 1889ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
23975 ROSS, James1909ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
13259 ROSS, James William1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12399 ROSS, Jonah1892ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
17145 ROSS, Joy May1901ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
25009 ROSS, Lewis1899 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
15163 ROSS, Mary1902ENG,     - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
21372 ROSS, Mary1902ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
20928 ROSS, P1927ENG,     Aug 1938 : Otranto AUS Christian Brothers  
10559 ROSS, Phyllis Daisy1913ENG, LDN, London Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
3434 ROSSER, Emma1897ENG, STS, Burton-Upon-Trent Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3433 ROSSER, George Wilfred1895ENG, STS, Burton-Upon-Trent Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos RichardAC  
12396 ROSSITER, William1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9509 ROSTON, M A1891ENG,     May 1904 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
6448 ROSTRON, Bessie1877ENG,    , Bolton May 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
16471 ROTHERAM, Joseph Percival1910ENG, LAN, West Derby Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6955 ROTHWELL, Annie1898ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23190 ROTHWELL, James Henry Joseph1895ENG, SRY, Croydon Nov 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
26088 ROUND, Henry1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
22154 ROUND, James1886ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23916 ROUND, Joseph G1908ENG,     May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
26124 ROUNDTREE, Edward1887ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
15895 ROURK, Mary1875ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15902 ROURK, Thomas1871ENG,     - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
14209 ROURKE, Jane Ann1890ENG,     May 1901 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
4702 ROUSE, Elsie Fanny1898ENG, WOR, Worcester May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4701 ROUSE, Henry James1900ENG, WAR, St. John, Coventry May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
20365 ROUSE, Thomas1895ENG,     Feb 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Unknown  
26412 ROUSE, Thomas Joseph1921ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1931 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
6042 ROUSTON, Arthur1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
11955 ROWBERRY, Norah1871ENG,    , Hereford Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
5831 ROWBOTTOM, George1896ENG,     Mar 1906 : Tunisian CAN Louisa Birt  
8911 ROWE, Agnes1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
18238 ROWE, Albert1908ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12768 ROWE, Amelia1877ENG,     May 1889 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
12767 ROWE, Bessie1894ZA_,    , Johannesburg Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20353 ROWE, Charles1894ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10566 ROWE, Ethel1911ENG,     Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
7290 ROWE, Herbert Joseph1915ENG,    , Newcastle upon Tyne Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
16316 ROWE, Lydia1874ENG,     Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
8591 ROWE, Sidney George1888ENG, LDN, London Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
18588 ROWE, Thomas Arthur1898ENG,     Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18015 ROWE, William1897ENG,     May 1904 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
22079 ROWE, William Charles1882ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
11541 ROWLAND, Catherine1875ENG,     Jul 1881 : Sarmatian CAN Father James Nugent  
21470 ROWLAND, Ernest Beresford1894ENG, SSX, Chichester Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
11540 ROWLAND, Jane1877ENG,     Jul 1881 : Sarmatian CAN Father James Nugent  
12175 ROWLAND, Kathleen Edith1921ENG, GLS, Bristol May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11539 ROWLAND, Richard1868ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1881 : Sarmatian CAN Father James Nugent  
20442 ROWLANDS, Ellen1904 May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
14358 ROWLEE, Bertie1886ENG,     Jul 1898 : Scotsman CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
26465 ROWLES, William1895ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26042 ROWLEY, Arthur1870 Jun 1881 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
15014 ROWLEY, Ralph1884ENG,     Sep 1899 : Bavarian CAN Waifs & Strays  
20563 ROWLEY, Robert1890 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
20209 ROWLEY, Samuel ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
7410 ROWLINSON, Charles1867ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
7411 ROWLINSON, John Henry1870ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
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